Is it der, die or das Antibiotikum?

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Antibiotikum

The correct article in German of Antibiotikum is das. So it is das Antibiotikum! (nominative case)

The word Antibiotikum is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Antibiotikum?

How does the declension of Antibiotikum work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	das Antibiotikum	die Antibiotika
Genitive	des Antibiotikums	der Antibiotika
Dative	dem Antibiotikum	den Antibiotika
Akkusative	das Antibiotikum	die Antibiotika

What is the meaning of Antibiotikum in German?

Antibiotikum is defined as:

[1] Medicine: Medicine that has such a strong, inhibitory influence on the metabolism of microorganisms, that it prevents its increase or continued life, which deals with local or systemic therapy bacterial infectious diseases

[1] Medizin: Medikament, das einen so starken, hemmenden Einfluss auf den Stoffwechsel von Mikroorganismen hat, dass es deren Vermehrung oder deren Weiterleben unterbindet, wodurch mittels einer lokalen oder systemischen Therapie bakterielle Infektionskrankheiten behandelt werden.

How to use Antibiotikum in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Antibiotikum with translations in English.

[1] Das bekannteste Antibiotikum ist Penicillin.

[1] The most famous antibiotic is Penicillinä

[1] „Allerdings war das Wissen über die korrekte Anwendung von Antibiotika äußerst lückenhaft: So glauben 65 Prozent, dass Antibiotika gegen Erkältungen und Schnupfen helfen - dabei richten solche Medikamente gegen Viruserkrankungen nichts aus und helfen nur gegen bakterielle Infektionen.“

[1] "However, the knowledge of the correct use of antibiotics was extremely incomplete: 65 percent believe that antibiotics help against colds and runny nose - such drugs against viral diseases do not do anything and only help against bacterial infections"

[1] „Auf einer Busfahrt durch Marokko hatte ich meine Notapotheke mit einer Dose Antibiotika dabei.“

[1] "On a bus ride through Morocco I had my emergency pharmacy with a can of antibiotics"